Associate - Investment Funds (2-5 PQE)

Charles Russell Speechlys; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Charles Russell Speechlys is seeking an investment funds lawyer to join its growing private investment funds team in London. The role focuses on UK and international fund formations, secondaries and investor representation, with opportunities to work directly with partners and develop client relationships.

The ideal candidate has 2 to 5 years' PQE with funds experience, and is encouraged to contribute to training and business development within a supportive, hybrid-working environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years' PQE and funds experience
• Prior funds experience preferred but not essential: can apply transferrable skills from corporate, banking, tax or regulatory roles.

Responsibilities

• Handle all aspects of fund formations (UK and international)
• Involve in secondaries and investor representation work
• Engage in pitching and business development to grow the practice.

Skills

Funds experience

Fund formation

Client relationship building

Job description

We are seeking an investment funds lawyer to join our energetic and growing private investment funds team (private equity, venture capital, real estate, amongst others).

We are in early-stage growth. Our ambition is to be the ‘go-to’ mid-market funds practice in London for both UK and international fund formation, secondaries and investor representation work. This sits squarely in the Firm’s private capital strategy and has the strong backing of management.

The London senior team comprises:

• Matthew Griffin (Partner) and Jeremy Bell (Senior Consultant), both previously partners in leading international funds practices
• Edward Morgan (Partner, with a real estate funds focus)
• Vadim Romanoff (Partner, funds tax).

We also have funds practices in Luxembourg and Hong Kong.

We need to build out further our associate base and find the partner(s) of the future who will grow with us. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the partners and be encouraged to build direct relationships with clients and play a real part in growing the practice.

The work will be varied and include all aspects of fund formations (both UK and international), secondaries and investor representation work as well as pitching and business development.

We are looking for a lawyer with 2 to 5 years’ PQE and funds experience (but we are open to considering candidates outside of this PQE range). Prior funds experience is preferred but not essential: if you are an established corporate, banking, tax or regulatory lawyer but are interested in applying your skills to funds work, come and talk to us.

Training will be both by supervision on client matters and in a structured programme. All team members will be encouraged to learn about a topic and give training, which is an ideal way to increase knowledge.

If you are interested in being part of growing the practice, you can build a career with the firm through to partnership. We do expect high commitment and high performance, but as part of that we expect and want you to have a life outside of work.

Hybrid working - We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, so are also open to discussion on agile working options.

Reasonable Adjustments
At Charles Russell Speechlys we are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, where candidates can perform to the best of their ability at an interview or in a test situation. At any point in the hiring process for this role, if you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation that might assist you during the application and interview process, please reach out to the above-named contact and they will work with you to understand your requirements. For more information, please see our Workplace Reasonable Adjustments Statement.

Any information you disclose will be kept confidential unless otherwise instructed by you, and will only be used to provide appropriate support to you during our assessment process.

Charles Russell Speechlys is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we are committed to developing an increasingly diverse, inclusive and supportive culture where everyone can be themselves, feel valued, and that they can thrive and belong. Please see here for more information on our employee-led DEI Networks.

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